Platinum

Manufacturing Term

Platinum's wear and tarnish resistance characteristics
are well suited for making fine jewelry. Other distinctive
properties include resistance to chemical attack,
excellent high-temperature characteristics, and stable
electrical properties. All these properties have been
exploited for industrial applications. Platinum, platinum
alloys, and iridium are used as crucible materials
for the growth of single crystals, especially oxides.

The chemical industry uses a significant amount of
either platinum or a platinum-rhodium alloy catalyst
in the form of gauze to catalyze the partial oxidation
of ammonia to yield nitric oxide, which is the raw
material for fertilizers, explosives, and nitric acid.
In recent years, a number of PGM have become important
as catalysts in synthetic organic chemistry. Ruthenium
dioxide is used as coatings on dimensionally stable
titanium anodes used in the production of chlorine
and caustic. Six platinum group metals iridium, osmium, palladium, platinum, rhodium, and ruthenium.

Platinum

Manufacturing Term

Platinum's wear and tarnish resistance characteristics
are well suited for making fine jewelry. Other distinctive
properties include resistance to chemical attack,
excellent high-temperature characteristics, and stable
electrical properties. All these properties have been
exploited for industrial applications. Platinum, platinum
alloys, and iridium are used as crucible materials
for the growth of single crystals, especially oxides.

The chemical industry uses a significant amount of
either platinum or a platinum-rhodium alloy catalyst
in the form of gauze to catalyze the partial oxidation
of ammonia to yield nitric oxide, which is the raw
material for fertilizers, explosives, and nitric acid.
In recent years, a number of PGM have become important
as catalysts in synthetic organic chemistry. Ruthenium
dioxide is used as coatings on dimensionally stable
titanium anodes used in the production of chlorine
and caustic. Six platinum group metals iridium, osmium, palladium, platinum, rhodium, and ruthenium.